The Outer Worlds

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  1. BigKidPlays
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    The Outer Worlds is all about the narrative - story, choice, character progression, interactions, etc. Because it's hub-based, it lacks a bit of the exploration that makes Bethesda games great, but it also has much deeper storytelling because of this. I do miss the wide-open sense of exploration, and the loot is repetitive and often useless, but I really did like the story told here aboutThe Outer Worlds is all about the narrative - story, choice, character progression, interactions, etc. Because it's hub-based, it lacks a bit of the exploration that makes Bethesda games great, but it also has much deeper storytelling because of this. I do miss the wide-open sense of exploration, and the loot is repetitive and often useless, but I really did like the story told here about corporate greed and a world run by corporations. The DLCs are also excellent and add so much to the base game. Looking forward to part 2.… Expand
  2. Yojimbo2015
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    Fallout-style first person RPG with more colourful graphics, a simplified crafting system, improved combat and stronger narratives. It's not as atmospheric as its predecssor but is less frustrating and more fun to play.
  3. RTCWFAN
    Jun 21, 2023
    9
    Obsidian are real RPG pros and The Outer Worlds is just the right game. Like New Vegas in space. Overall rating: 8.8.
  4. CamyVero
    Dec 28, 2022
    8
    Como gran fan de la saga ‘Fallout’, y seguidor de Obsidian en cuanto me enteré de la salida de ‘The Outer Worlds’ lo tuve en el punto de mira. Me lo compré en formato físico en una ocasión que lo vi de oferta y ha permanecido en mi estantería, suficiente tiempo, enfriándose, hasta que por fin me he decidido a jugarlo.

    ‘The Outer Worlds’ es un RPG de acción en primera persona. Que toma    Como gran fan de la saga ‘Fallout’, y seguidor de Obsidian en cuanto me enteré de la salida de ‘The Outer Worlds’ lo tuve en el punto de mira. Me lo compré en formato físico en una ocasión que lo vi de oferta y ha permanecido en mi estantería, suficiente tiempo, enfriándose, hasta que por fin me he decidido a jugarlo.

    ‘The Outer Worlds’ es un RPG de acción en primera persona. Que toma como un punto de partida inequívoco a ‘Fallout’. Se podría decir que es un ‘Fallout’ bastardo. Como lo fue ‘Fallout New Vegas’, también de Obsidian, pero, en este caso, fuera del paraguas de Bethesda. Y lo que tenemos no es ni más ni menos que un verdadero calco de lo que es un ‘Fallout’. Conversaciones con los NPC’s, acción en shooter en primera persona, misiones de recadero, exploración, matar bichos enormes…. Pero esta vez, en vez de ser en un yermo pos-apocalíptico, en la tierra, nos encontramos en un sistema solar lejano, donde el ser humano trata de sobrevivir en el duro proceso de adaptación y colonización de los nuevos planetas. Bienvenidos a Alción.

    Al igual que pasaba en ‘Fallout New Vegas’ tenemos un sistema de toma de decisiones que nos acercarán o alejarán de las facciones existentes, en este caso encarnadas por las diferentes corporaciones humanas que trabajan en Alción y que intentan hacerse con su pedazo del pastel de la colonización. No se nos permitirá actuar de forma neutral, es decir, en algún momento tendremos que tomar partido por unos u otros, por lo que se puede jugar el juego a tu libre albedrío, esto es tomando tus propias decisiones y que les den a quien no les parezca bien, por lo que perderás una parte del juego, o bien jugar con una guía en el momento de tomar partido para ‘no perderte nada’, aunque esto último es complicado, porque el juego te obliga a tomar partido.

    En cuanto al combate tenemos un calco de ‘Fallout New Vegas’ FPS con diferentes tipos de armas, cada una con sus estadísticas y hasta dos acompañantes cada uno con sus propias habilidades. Además en vez del sistema VATS, famoso en los ‘Fallout’, aquí se implementa una solución parecida, aunque menos efectiva; el sistema DDS, que ralentiza el tiempo y te deja buscar los puntos críticos del oponente, aunque ya digo que no funciona ni la mitad de bien que en ‘Fallout’.

    En definitiva se trata de un juego entretenido. No es ninguna maravilla gráfica para la generación actual, tampoco para la anterior, pero se deja jugar si tienes mono de ‘Fallout’. Tal vez su mayor tara sea precisamente esa, su gran parecido con ‘Fallout’, no te lo vas a quitar de la cabeza mientras lo estés jugando, la comparación es odiosa, pero en este caso es inevitable. Aún así aprueba con creces y es un juego recomendable si te mola lo que tienes entre manos. Como juego RPG funciona bien, y como shooter de mundo abierto también. La mecánica de ‘Fallout’ sigue funcionando a pleno rendimiento y aunque sea de marca blanca, siempre es un placer volver a juegos así.    … Expand
  5. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    8
    The game is good with all of the different details to the world and it's characters.
  6. ThatPSXBGamer
    Jul 11, 2022
    8
    This game is pretty good, it took the best parts of Fallout 4 and refined them to the max, mainly the gunplay and dialogue. This game is plainly a better version of Fallout 4, gun play is fluid, dialogue is improved and is more robust, and the story is surprisingly good. That being said, some parts of the game are a little brutal to play, especially if you're not at a high enough level,This game is pretty good, it took the best parts of Fallout 4 and refined them to the max, mainly the gunplay and dialogue. This game is plainly a better version of Fallout 4, gun play is fluid, dialogue is improved and is more robust, and the story is surprisingly good. That being said, some parts of the game are a little brutal to play, especially if you're not at a high enough level, but with some grinding and side missions, that can be remedied. That and one very confusing part about a Nav-Key, which I won't go into detail on, but that stuff was **** Overall, a great game, some gripes with difficulty aside, I enjoyed it and give it an 8/10.… Expand
  7. brennenmorrow
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    This game is a lot of fun and is designed very well. It's on a smaller scale in terms of pure size, as there are multiple smaller areas to explore, rather than one extremely large area like Skyrim or Fallout 4. The combat is probably my biggest criticism, but the dialogue, characters, story, and world-building are so fun. This is one of the more enjoyable RPGs I've played in recent yearsThis game is a lot of fun and is designed very well. It's on a smaller scale in terms of pure size, as there are multiple smaller areas to explore, rather than one extremely large area like Skyrim or Fallout 4. The combat is probably my biggest criticism, but the dialogue, characters, story, and world-building are so fun. This is one of the more enjoyable RPGs I've played in recent years and I'm so excited for the sequel!… Expand
  8. kelminov
    Nov 3, 2021
    10
    OMG!!! Bioshock+Fallout in open world! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
  9. WobblyMarlin
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    The Outer Worlds is a fresh face in the open-world RPG genre, which has stagnated in recent years. The Outer Worlds has fun, exciting companions and unique settings to explore. While the game leaves you wanting more, what you do get is fun, fresh, and keeps you hooked to the end. I absolutely can't wait to see more from the franchise.
  10. setuis
    Sep 27, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has choice but doesn't make use of it. Example early game it is difficult to stealth kill enemies there is no way to distract or move them to different areas very bare bones stealth but the disguise mechanic is great for restricted areas which is a little annoying you can't activate/use it outside of restricted areas. Mostly its better to dump into social skills persuade intimidate with very high temperment and mind and body drinks to get around final boss on super nova. locking picking 100 does seem to work here. In my second play through i found there was an abundance of xp if you play both sides both with and against board however story is superior siding with wells the scientist.

    Companions are interesting but there is not enough depth /character missions. Would have liked crew missions e.g pavartai+ellie or missions that would solve some conflict in the crew or maybe a betrayal /munity mission to add even more depth.

    When playing purely to be good against the board Level 30 seemed difficult to grind to and you are eventually forced to continue main missions there is not enough side quests to get to 30 without grinding , continuing main missions or abusing persuade and stealing mechanics or as i found out in
    second play though playing both evil and good side missions. There is no indication what you actually hitting in time stopping mode and spending a long time sneak attacking with a science hammer that doesn't crit annoys deeply the crosshead changing doesn't always hit when in melee. Character respecing is nice but its unfortunate you can't attribute respect also you can't reach maxinum stats in anything at start of game when customising character limiting choices a little to balance the game however with food/drugs or long long tasks such as the chimera costume you can
    raise these. Supernova mode is my revision is fine and adds value to game just be sure to stock as much water as possible and respect in 2 twice in final missions 1 to stealth and persudae to pass hope the other tartus (intermidate/persuade 90 with sociologuy perk with very high in perception/intelligence and temperment is needed when siding against wells as is faster for supernova) The lack of no humanoid alien race was a huge disappoint when i learned the moon man was a human forced to wear mask. The factions don't really differ that much really e.g there rules / culture is not something that needs to be learned. E.g no differing way of speaking to each faction. The story is interesting. The combat is mostly fine unless your being cheesed to death by shock weapon or surrounded by tons of adds to last real fight in game reason why i liked social options in supernova way more. The disguise is absolutely great but its a shame you can't try to use armor the same as enemies in order to get though areas too. The outer worlds character creator is a little bizzare as you can't make many normal looking people hmm. The leveling up system is interesting considering 10 point can level up 3 skills its just wouldn't it have more diverse to give 30 points per level and cap the increases at 50 by limiting the number of points to 10 in per level up in any skill over 50. Thankfully there are no hack mini games and no lockping mini games. Engineering /Science seem a litter underpowered to me as most of the time you just respect your stats do what you nee to with them as spec out. The flaw system is interesting but would have been more interesting if some flaws had benefits on top of the perk given or there was a choice between getting perk or getting attribute points.

    The game is very much worth playing. It has good length and tests your ingerunty on hard difficulties.    … Expand
  11. drlowdon
    Sep 14, 2021
    8
    Set in an alternate future in which large corporations have begun to colonize space and terraform alien planets, the player character is revived by a ‘mad’ scientist known as Phineas Wells, and it’s not long before you soon become embroiled in solar system spanning politics and conflicts.

    A cross between Fallout and Mass Effect, The Outer Worlds never quite lives up to the best in    Set in an alternate future in which large corporations have begun to colonize space and terraform alien planets, the player character is revived by a ‘mad’ scientist known as Phineas Wells, and it’s not long before you soon become embroiled in solar system spanning politics and conflicts.

    A cross between Fallout and Mass Effect, The Outer Worlds never quite lives up to the best in either of those series in terms of narrative or weight of the decisions you’re forced to make, but it is still an enjoyable action RPG that fans of the aforementioned series will no doubt enjoy.    … Expand
  12. mitch99
    Sep 6, 2021
    8
    Outer Worlds is a really nice game with awesome story and nice dialogue, a really nice rpg's mechanics and much better than Fallout 4.
    But in the other hand have some problems, at normal difficulty the combat system is really easy after just 1-2 hours with a lot of ammo and powerfull weapons, i died for the first time after 10/15 hours probably, the secondary missions are really good    Outer Worlds is a really nice game with awesome story and nice dialogue, a really nice rpg's mechanics and much better than Fallout 4.
    But in the other hand have some problems, at normal difficulty the combat system is really easy after just 1-2 hours with a lot of ammo and powerfull weapons, i died for the first time after 10/15 hours probably, the secondary missions are really good scripted and nice stories.
    It's not the best game in the genre but it's fun for sure.    … Expand
  13. wasayq5
    Jul 13, 2021
    9
    Great game. Limited by it's small scope but enjoyable nonetheless. The expertly written characters and stories keep you hooked. Discovery of different locations and characters that can give you quests also makes this game enjoyable. A lot of these quests are interesting, though a bit too short as compared to other similar games like the elder scrolls or fallout. You're always pushed toGreat game. Limited by it's small scope but enjoyable nonetheless. The expertly written characters and stories keep you hooked. Discovery of different locations and characters that can give you quests also makes this game enjoyable. A lot of these quests are interesting, though a bit too short as compared to other similar games like the elder scrolls or fallout. You're always pushed to keep on doscovering in anticipation that you'll stumble upon another character that you can form a bind with and that will give you an interesting quest to complete.
    One shortcoming is the limited scope of this game. Compared to other similar games like fallout or elder scrolls, quests and storylines are too short. This means they cannot be built up to have the far reaching consequences that elder scrolls and fallout games can build up their quests to have. That said, the quests that you do have in the outer worlds are all still expertly written and enjoyable in their own light.    … Expand
  14. RichiK
    May 7, 2021
    10
    Замечательная игра с увлекательный геймплеем, интересной историей и классным юмором:) Люди жалуются на продолжительность, но мне она вовсе не показалась короткой, побочки занимательные, игра восторг!:)
  15. Bruiser69
    Apr 23, 2021
    9
    Feels like a fallout game, but on a smaller scale. Powered by the Unreal graphics engine, the environments are very rich and colorful. Game stability is also very good; few if any glitches for me. I really like the ability to have 2 followers as well as the witty interactions between them. Overall I really enjoyed it, and am looking forward to playing the expansions.
  16. JohnnyStontonat
    Mar 22, 2021
    8
    Bel gioco, finito tutto. Mi ricorda molto i vari fallout (tranne fallout 76), quindi sono molto soddisfatto essendo un amante di questi. Peccato che sia corto, ma non possiamo aspettarci un gioco lungo dato il poco budget. Speriamo che con l'acquisizione di Obsidian da parte di Microsoft aiuti a sviluppare un secondo capitolo lungo e denso.
  17. HeavyMachineGon
    Mar 16, 2021
    8
    大概20-30小时左右通关本体。
    第一次玩到翻译得如此地道的游戏，而且还是简体中文，而且基本上没有遇到错别字，给汉化组加鸡腿。
    游戏性上文本与选择占了很高的比重，遇到特别话唠的NPC看完所有的对话得至少十分钟，我自己还是比较享受这个过程，可以逐渐了解整个游戏的世界观，但是玩太久的话还是比较累，因为阅读量还是蛮大的。但这样让游戏的NPC的性格人设非常明显，感觉就是有血有肉的人，而不是只会重复一句话的人。 剧情还算不错，反乌托邦反独裁的以及底层的抗争题材，我觉得长度差不多了，再大就需要更多的玩法来撑。 队友系统很喜欢，每个人有明显不同的性格特征与故事背景，最喜欢的队友是工程师帕尔瓦蒂、医生艾利以及牧师马克西。    大概20-30小时左右通关本体。
    第一次玩到翻译得如此地道的游戏，而且还是简体中文，而且基本上没有遇到错别字，给汉化组加鸡腿。
    游戏性上文本与选择占了很高的比重，遇到特别话唠的NPC看完所有的对话得至少十分钟，我自己还是比较享受这个过程，可以逐渐了解整个游戏的世界观，但是玩太久的话还是比较累，因为阅读量还是蛮大的。但这样让游戏的NPC的性格人设非常明显，感觉就是有血有肉的人，而不是只会重复一句话的人。
    剧情还算不错，反乌托邦反独裁的以及底层的抗争题材，我觉得长度差不多了，再大就需要更多的玩法来撑。
    队友系统很喜欢，每个人有明显不同的性格特征与故事背景，最喜欢的队友是工程师帕尔瓦蒂、医生艾利以及牧师马克西。
    一些缺点比如任务核心比较单一，A点接任务，B点执行，执行的地点不是野外就是室内，内容不是打怪就是找东西找人，虽然每个任务的背景以及NPC是特别的，但任务的本身重复率是比较高的。而且武器与防具种类也比较少，武器只有近战和远程（手枪、轻武器、重武器），防具只有头盔和套装（也可以理解是简化装备系统）。到了后面几乎没有新的装备了，也就是升级版。武器能装4把，但是切换起来很麻烦，只能按顺序切换。
    游戏的优化有一些问题，遇到了两三次崩溃，和大量卡顿。卡顿在队友里面有Sam（山姆）的情况下特别严重，几乎动不了，以及在拜占庭地图。    … Expand
  18. Jankie_reviews
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is awesome! Still, even though, it is very Fallout in its execution, it's missing interesting races. How about aliens or something, much like ghouls or super mutants. It's still better than Fallout 4 and 76. I really hope this gets a sequel.… Expand
  19. Jamesdomus1861
    Feb 9, 2021
    10
    The Outer Worlds is an amazing rpg. The crewmates you pick up have good dialogue and personal quests, the ship you get is amazing and reminds me a little of the Serenity (Firefly, a tv show from 2002 was an admitted influence by the game makers, and a personal favorite of mine, which made this game so much more awesome for me), and the overall story is fantastic.

    I give it a 10, though    The Outer Worlds is an amazing rpg. The crewmates you pick up have good dialogue and personal quests, the ship you get is amazing and reminds me a little of the Serenity (Firefly, a tv show from 2002 was an admitted influence by the game makers, and a personal favorite of mine, which made this game so much more awesome for me), and the overall story is fantastic.

    I give it a 10, though I do have one complaint: the game is too short! I was expecting Fallout: New Vegas style from Obsidian, but The Outer Worlds is so short. And since that's my only complaint, that means it is a near perfect game.

    If you like rpgs like Fallout, the Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, etc, The Outer Worlds should be a no-brainer to buy.    … Expand
  20. M3ta
    Jan 16, 2021
    9
    It's got the world-building/sidequests/ character stories of Fallout, with fewer hardcore RPG elements, and a touch of Mass Effect.
    Some amazing planets to explore, fun side quests and really only one sidequest that felt a bit like a tedious fetch quest, and some interesting philosophical concepts also thrown in as an appetiser.
    It's a fun game, and it's also refreshingly forgiving -    It's got the world-building/sidequests/ character stories of Fallout, with fewer hardcore RPG elements, and a touch of Mass Effect.
    Some amazing planets to explore, fun side quests and really only one sidequest that felt a bit like a tedious fetch quest, and some interesting philosophical concepts also thrown in as an appetiser.
    It's a fun game, and it's also refreshingly forgiving - e.g. if you get caught stealing, you can talk your way out of it.
    The game designers have built a really cool world that I really enjoyed exploring!    … Expand
  21. JordZEl
    Jan 3, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very immersive game with a Fallout type experience, very weird at first but after a few hours in it becomes very addictive! I wish dialogue was better synced and weapon sound was more worked on as it can be a bit disappointing but apart from that it is a quality game.… Expand
  22. AlBal665
    Dec 29, 2020
    9
    Great game overall, I highly recommend to any fan of Fallout or fans of quirky Sci-Fi like Firefly. It’s got great characters, an engaging story and fun gameplay and its long enough without feeling too long. While the mechanics of Outer Worlds are quite similar to Fallout and sometimes it will feel like a Fallout game it’s different enough to stand on it’s own.
  23. Hagal
    Nov 24, 2020
    8
    Excellent game! Exactly what an old Bethesda fan want. Lucky for us Obsidian stepped up when Bethesda became greedy morons. If you like games like Morrowind or fallout NV you'll love TOWorlds!
  24. Thywen
    Nov 17, 2020
    8
    Quite nice Role playing game. The story is coherent and not too long. I really like that choices matter and being diplomatic can make your life easier.

    On the other hand I found the enemies slightly bland and boring. And the loading screens came too often (but they were good ones)
  25. GretchenGrinch4
    Nov 12, 2020
    8
    really great game. entertaining. maybe the best sci fi open world game out there. cool graphics, good mix between laughs and a serious tale.
  26. sergio123456
    Oct 23, 2020
    9
    Un juego que superó ampliamente mis espectativas, juego muy interesante, narrativamente impecable, gran variedad de armas e items, muchos tipos de mejoras, varios personajes. En definitiva juego imprescindible que hay que jugar.
  27. AlexeyStarover
    Oct 10, 2020
    8
    Отличная игра, но кажется я себе зрение испортил
    Было бы 10/10, но графика на пс4 мылит и загрузки напрягают -2 балла у прекрасной игры
  28. getyrbodybeat
    Aug 4, 2020
    9
    It's not perfect, but it's damn close. Convincing characters lovingly written, an utterly wild main story, great mechanics, ridiculous guns. It's a wonderful game that everyone should own.
  29. Azabetts
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    I never really enjoyed the fallout series but this was a great game.

    The combat I felt was a little lacking for this era of games in that you couldn't get into cover and peak, you were either stood behind something or you were in the open but the world as a whole was so expansive and in depth. The way your decisions affected each planet and the end game felt like they actually mattered    I never really enjoyed the fallout series but this was a great game.

    The combat I felt was a little lacking for this era of games in that you couldn't get into cover and peak, you were either stood behind something or you were in the open but the world as a whole was so expansive and in depth. The way your decisions affected each planet and the end game felt like they actually mattered and weren't just programed to force you to a specific ending. If you enjoy rpgs such as the original mass effect games then I'd definitely recommend    … Expand
  30. doberman_egk
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    This is the best fallout not fallout game. Those guys know how to create one of the most interesting and compelling stories as well as good game play. Few minor bugs and glitches, few overlooks, but overall I'm very pleased with the game.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 77 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 77
  3. Negative: 0 out of 77
  1. RPGamer
    Feb 3, 2020
    60
    What probably best summarizes The Outer Worlds is that, in spite of my qualms with aspects of it, I still enjoyed my time playing it. It doesn’t overstay its welcome and by the fills a void that feels wider in the wake of many larger western studios losing interest in making dedicated RPG experiences. It’s not the kind of game to stand the test of time and Obsidian has made much better and more interesting games in the past, but there is a pleasant experience to be had. For those looking for that style of single-player RPG will find a lot to like and could do a lot worse.
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  2. GAMINGbible
    Dec 5, 2019
    70
    I can see that while I play, The Outer Worlds is everything needed and expected from a first-person RPG, one that can then be expanded on in the future, with innovative systems, original worlds, and unexpected characters - they now have a hub to fit into. The problem for players is: why play this game instead of waiting for the one that fully escapes the shadow of Fallout?
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  3. Vgames
    Dec 4, 2019
    90
    The Outer Worlds is the Bethesda RPG you always wanted, but it's not made by Bethesda. This is one of the finest RPG experiences that let you take complete control of your storyline, and it's one hell of a ride.
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